Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the controversy and feuds about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in the casino are still taking place – 60 years after one armed bandits were first placed in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the more favourable slots were put just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that potential players going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be smitten to come inside … play. Our resolve is that this is no longer the case.
Many of the major casinos today are immense complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any doors.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Importantly though, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
What casinos found over the years is that people walking down the busy aisles were frequently on the way to somewhere else. If they played the slot machines at all, they would simply put in their loose change because they happened to be walking by. Win or lose, they would very often not stop to keep playing. And the very last thing a casino wants is for someone to win a jackpot by playing only a few coins and then not stay to put it all back in!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.